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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
MY DOG JACK.
Jack and tho Hound, and the Hounds and
Jack.

One of the officers of the post had ten
or a dozen large greyhounds. Notwith-
standing its size, the greyhound, when
alone. is an arrant coward, unless cor
nered; then it becomes dangerous an
tagonist.
Jack was coward, too, but he knew
by instinct that a single grey hound was
even a greater coward than himself, and
when one of the hounds would stroll
along by the house it was ludicrOus to
see the little scamp rush out Quivering
with excitement. and barking as If he
would eat Mr.. Greyhound. Invariably
the greyhound would turn tail and run;
Jack would follow few steps and then
return with a look in his face which
plainly said, "Did you ecer see such
coward2
Bat one day Jack was taking walk
with me on the parade-ground down
towards the lake, and some distance
from the house. All at once the whole
pack of hounds, as if urged by one com
mon impulse to get even with him for
the indiguities he had heaped upon
them singly, started in body for Jack.
AJ IlTSI ub ulN uOb llOtANC b'ANiAA1 DAb
when he did, instead of coming to me
for protection, he turned and struck ou'
for home in the usual manner, with his
tail between his legs and the usual ac
companiment of howls. How he did
rum! He was running this time for his
life, and he knew it. He looked like a
tiny yellow speck as he scampered
toward the house The pack of hounds
keeping well together, gained On him
at every jump. Twice 1 though they
had him, and half turned away my head; /;
but, no he doubled on them and fairly
flew in another direction. The hounds
could not turn as quickly as he could,
and fell over one another in their at
tempts to do so. As Jack reached the
terrace in front Of the quarters, he few
into the house through the open door,
safe! The door was closed by my wife
who had been watching the desperate
ace-iust as the hounds met in a body
over a boys straw hat that was lying
upon the grass before the door. In
about two seconds there was nothing
left of that hat; it was torn into ribbons
before they found out it wasn't Jack,
after all! But from that time, Jack was
not on speaking terms with any of those
hounds. st Nicholas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Advertising Rates.
4 KISS OF PEACE.

Sweet, when you passed from living into death
No love-word faltered on the trembling air,
No dying whisper hushed the sobbing breath
With which knelt in motionless despair.
had no right to mourn you. Other eyes
Might watch the glory fading from your
own,
And other hands to distant Paradise
Might soothe your way, while knelt on
alone.
But when the hours had passed, and all the
room
Was wrapped in silence, and the steady light
From yonder lamp was all that pierced the
gloom;
When masses of fresh roses, red and white,
Lay rich with fragrance at your head and feet,
With one bud lying twixt your finger tips,
1 stood beside you for one moment, Sweet,
And STOPPING, kissed you on the pure, pale
lips.
Dear, when you wakened did your spirit weep,
Or in its new-found wisdom understand
The piteous love which watched that dreamless
sleep,
And sought to follow to the unknown
land?
When the clouds lifted from your patient head
And flooded you in light of life divine,
DID my kiss quiver DER your lips soft red?
Did any heart-throb whisper it was mine?
If on your peacefulness there sometimes
break
sudden pity for the hopes that died.
If you grow gladder that for your dear sake
A life-work has been blessed and purified
Keep ever in your heart untouched with
pain
The memory of that kiss of sanctity,
And when in Gods Own time we meet again
In holy greeting give it back to me.
London Theatre.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
A WaShing gtOn Story.

There is a scandal agitating social and
club circles of Washington which is now
on every tongue. The story involves IN
ex-diplomat who was once an ornament
in the American foreign service. For
some time it has been a source of wonder
how this retired official managed to live
and go about in good society as he has
done, as every one knew that he had no
private fortune, Recently a well-kuown
public man missed some valuable jewels
from his house. Il placed tn matter
in the hands of private detective, who
traced the missing articles to the eN-
official. The further development OF
the case showed that Il lady member of
the public mans family had taken the
Jewels, and the ex-oflicial who had been
devoted to her, received and disposed OF
them-whether for himself or the lady
in question has not been made clear.
no arrests have been made. The private
detective was paid handsome SUN to
drop the case.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
RUDE HOSPITALITY INDEED.
The Story Told by Two Men out in the Fan
West.

"These mountaineers are the most
hospitable people on earth. 1t is rude
but genuine hospitality. They would
share their last loaf with a stranger
within their gates. The latch string
hangs out for all"
We were riding down a steep Rocky
Mountain trail, my friend Clate and J,
when Clate made the remarks quoted
He was an enthusiast over the noble
traits of the honest miner and noun
taineer. Certain experience of my own
had made me skeptIcal on the subject.
At the base of the mountain stood
little log cabin.
"Now," said Clate, "rll prove my
theory. It's past dinner time and we
are both hungry as wolves. I'll wager
anything you like that we'll get a good
square meal at that cabin free OF
charge"
Five minutes later we stood before the
closed door of the cabin.
"Hello!" roared Clate.
There was no reply.
"Hello, l say!"
This time Clate raped loudly at the
door. There being no response he lifted
the latch, when the door swung open
showing no one within, although the
cabin was evidently being occupied.
''All rightr' cried Clate cheerily.
"Come on in, Ned, and We'll forage
round and see what we can find in the
commissary. The folks won't care.
| They've left the door open on purpose
for wayfarers like us to step in and help
themselves. It's just like them. It's
your westemer who knows what true
hospitality is
Clate ''foraged around for some time.
but all he could find was a piece of salt
pork and few potatoes.
Well help ourselves to what there is
said Clate, cheerily. "You build a fire,
Ned. We're welcome to what we've
found. I'll bet on that, for"
He stopped. A tall, lank, grim-vis-
a ed woman, with a leathern-looking
face, suddenly appeared at back door.
She saw Clate, and yelled out:
Drop them taters!'
"Why, madam IL"
you drop them tatersl
"We are strangers, you see, madam,
and"
Drop EN-
A short gun hung Oh the wall. She
snatched it down, brought it to her
shoulder with jerk and said:
"Drop them taters too quick
Clate dropped them.
"Drop that pork"
Clate dropped it.
"Now you fellers git"
had already got, but Clate abashed
and rebuked though he was, fingered
until the shotgun was again pointed to-
ward him and the woman said:
"Clear yourself IL learn you how
to walk into body's house and help
Yourself to one s viltles. That bacon
and them taters ain t to be bought for
love nor money, let alone ct up by you
uns fer nothin'. Now you light out!'
We "lit out, hungry and crestfallen,
and Clate has been dumb ever since on
the subject of Western hospitality
Detroit Free Press.
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SHERIDAN'S COURTSHIP,
An Incident In the HerO's Wooing MOI
Recorded i'll Biographies.

Not long since at dinner, given in
New York, Gen. Sheridan related an
incident that befeI him while calling
on the young lady who is the present
Mrs. Sherman. During the war General
Sheridan was too much occupied defend
ing his country to fall in love. When
the malady finally overlook him in
Chicago, after the war, Sheridan had
passed what is generally called the
romantic stage and was settling down
into a well seasoned old bacheiorhood.
Old bachelors make the most enthusi-
astic of lovers, and the General admitted
that he was no exception to the rule.
SIT was q warm summer evening
Sheridan began, land upon my arrival
at the house the young lady and myself
retired to the back parlor. The front
parlor opened into the hall, and as the
night was warm, you know, we did not
think it necessary to light the gas in the
back room. Now this young lady's
father had great fear of burglars. He
had burglar alarms all over the house,
and had recently put a new alarm on
the front door Neither the young lady
nor myself knew anything about the
alarm on the front door After time
the old gentleman came down stairs,
set his alarm on the door, and see
ing the dim light in the front parlor,
supposed that l had gone and turned
out the light in the hail. We were
busiIy engaged in talking, you know,
and somehow did not hear him. Finally
when I got up to leave the young lady
accompanied me to the door. We were
surprised to find the light turned and IN
tumbling around for the door knob |
set off the burglar alarm. 1t seemed to
me that I never knew a burglar alarm to
work so well before. 1t sounded like
the explosion of key of dynamite. A
moment later the father of the young
lady appeared at the head of the stairs
in his night-dress, holding light in one
hand and a large pistol in the other.
At this apparition the young lady de-
serted me and fed into the darkness.
My position was positively dangerous. |
suppose [ had'been i'll dangerous places
before without thinking Of it, but con
fess for the moment | trembled all over
with fear and scarcely mustered up
voice enough to say, Don't shoot; lIs
me- Fortunately he recognized my
voice and came down and let me out.
0Now, you know gentlemen" he con
cluded, ''if the young lady had stood
by me there would have been no danger,
but she didn't, you know, and my posi-
ton was rather awkward before [ was
recognized. One might die on the field
of battle without regret, but l should
hate to be shot as a midnight marauder
1 only tell the story because is actually
took place as I have said, and to show
that there are times when we may all
lose our courage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
TRIBES OF LITTLE FOLKS.
Tho Three Most Notable Communities OF
Dwarfs III Africa.

A while ago Mr.. Grenfell Of the Congo
missions encountered on the Bosa1
River. south of the Congo, tho BatWa
dwarfs whom Stanley mentions In Inc
Dark Continent though Stanley dld
not see them Grenfeu says those httle
paople exist over a large extent OF coun-
trv. their villages being scattered nero
and there among other tribes, WISE
mann and Pogge also met them a lew
years ago IN their journey to Nyangwo..
II was long supposed that the story OF
Herodotus about the pigmies OF Africa
was mythical, but within the past twenty
years abundant evidence has accumula-
ted of the existence of number of tribes
of curious little folks IN equatorial
Africa. The chief among these tribes
are the Akka. whom Schwcinfurth found
north of Albert Nyassa; the ODongo,
discovered by Du Chaiin in west Africa,
southeast of Gaboon, and the BatWa
south of Congo.
These little people range in height
from 4 feet 2 inches to about feet
inches. They are intellectually as we'll
as physically inferior to the other tribes
of Africa. They are perhaps nearer the
brute kingdom than any other human
beings. The Obongo, for instance, wear
no semblance Of clothing, make no nuts
except to bend over and fasten to the
ground the tops of three or four young
trees, which they cover with leaves;
possess no arts except the making OF
bows and arrows, and donot till the SOIL
They live on the smaller game OF the
forest and on nuts and berries lhey
regard the leopard, which now and then
makes q meal of one of them, as their
deadliest enemy. They live only n lew
days or weeks in one place, burylng
themselves in some other part o. the IN
terminable woods rs soon as the nuts
and other food supplies near their camp
begin to grow scarce.
When Schweinfurth first met the Aka
dwarfs he found himself surrounded by
what ne supposed was crowd OF I'M
pudentboys. There were several hun
dred of them, and lie soon found that
they were veritablo dwarfs, and that
their tribe probably numbered several
thousand souls. One of these dwarts
was taken to Italy few years ago. was
taught to read, and excited much inter
est among scientific men. There are
other tribes of dwarfs in Abyssinia and
also in Somahland.
1t is believed that all these people, ln-
clpding the Bushmen of South Africa,
are the remains of an aboriginal popula-
ton that is now becoming extinct. In
the migratlons and subjugasions that
have been in progress for many centuries
among powerful tribes, the dwarf tribe
of Africa has been scattered, and its
isolated fragments are stin found in
wildly separated parts of the continent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Plenty Of Money.

A farmer, hearing that money was
cheap in the city, came to see about it.
He entered bank, called for the Cash
ier, and said: 'AIr. Cashier is it true
that money is abundant and cheap p
The Cashier answered in the affirmative
"Can | get some 2" queried the country
man. Certainly replied the moneyed
man. "Well, just lend me a hundred
dollars for six months. Tine Cashier
said: "You can have the money--wc
have plenty of it-but it is necessary for
us to have collateral. i he farmer
WINGED and responded: collateral
What the deuce is that ?" The matter
was explained. Then the planter of the
soil, illuminated on the subject of fnan
cial economy, with broad grin, re-
Joined: ''Ah, I see how it is, Mr.
Cashier. Money is plentiful and not
high, but it is this BANKED collateral
that is scarce and hard to get. - AugnStQ
(Gd.) ChrOR ieJe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Stanton and the President.

We quote the following anecdote from
'Recollect1ons Of Secretary Stanton
by clerk of the War Department, in
ley, of North Carolina, was appointed
Military Governor of his State, the Sec
retary of War caused to he filed out one
of the blank forms used for notifying
military nominees of their appointment
to office by the President, and when he
had signed it and caused the seal of the
Department of War to be attached to
it, he concluded that it would be we'll
to have the sign manual of the Presi
dent affixed to the instrument. He sent
the commission to the White House,
with the request that the President
would sign and return 1t Immediately.
Mr.. Lincoln took the document and read
it over carefully, and then began turn
ing and twisting it about, as though in
search of something. At last handed
it to the bearer and said, ironically:
Did Mr.. Stanton say aUhere I was to
put my signature p
No, SIR" replied the astonished
clerk,
"'Can you tell me, asked the President,
Whereabouts on this paper ! am to put
my signature The clerk looked at the
commission and saw the ample signature
OF Mr.. Stanton Immediately at the foot
of the body of the instrument, With the
countcr-signature of the Adjutant Gen
eral to the left. He saw also a neat,
snug looking white space beneath the
sign manual of the Secretary of War,
which Mr. Lincoln might have occupied
to advantage had he seen fit, but the
clerk was polite and replied: 4 don't
see any place provided for your sigma
ture, Mr., President, and was proceed
ing to explain how the omission obvl-
ously came about, when the President
interrupted him and said in dignifed
tone: Take the paper back to the Sec
retary of War, with my compliments,
and say that the President will promptly
sign any proper commission that may be
sent to him for Governor Stanley OF any
body else. "
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struggle for life, paid him a visit. |
had been doing some good work in his
favor
"Fritz," said ''you read your letter
in the barn, didn't you2'
Yes
'You tore it up after reading"
eyes; | remember" "
''You were about to 90 for one of the
horses down in the pasture. When you
left the barn you took halter with
you2'
81 remember"
''You reached the lot, threw the hal
ter into fence corner, and then started
off by the old path leading to the cider
mill. When you passed the schoolhouse
you were bareheaded, and you had not
been from home twenty minutes"
II remember children shouting after
me-
Il have followed you down that high
vay for 12 miles. Then you turned east
by a red schoolhouse, and l have traced
1-ou six miles further. L can show by
The servants at the house that you were
under their eyes when the girl left, and
for an hour after Then your letter
came, and YOU ran to the barn to read
it. Now, then, how could you have
killed the girl?'
Il don't know, but if I didn't who
did?"
"'Whose knife is thisI"
'That's William S.
"And this button?"
EIs off his coat ="
had all the proofs any lawyer would
want to clear Fritz. | could prove that
w en- he left the house he went to the
barn, and from the barn ne went in an
opposite direction from the route the
girl took | had twenty witnesses who
met him here or there on the highway
for a distance of twenty miles. Before
leaving the Jail l convinced him of his
innocence, and in moment life seemed
precious to him, and he was ready to
fight for his liberty. l left him to re-
turn to public headquarters, but had not
traversed a square when a runaway
horse struck me down, breaking my
arm, three ribs, and fracturing my skull.
For the next three weeks | was dellrlous
off and on, and my head was just coming
back to me when heard that Fritz had
been tried for the murder and found
guilty. The news came 10 me by the
cries of the Dewsboys on the street, and
at once suffered a relapse. and this
time was on the Threshold of death
door for many weeks. When I came
back to myself 1 was weak and helpless
and my memory would not serve me. 1t
was one day when felt desire to sit
up, and when the details of the past
came crowding into my head, that l
asked about Fritz. He had been hanged
the day before!
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"But my reputashun ar at staker'

DuG my TeputaSnun dr d1 sldhe!
''Not at all. De seckretary will reply
to dat letter an offer de usual reward of
$25."
81 more to make it So, ,OOO," shouted
Penstock.
Il shall rule de moshun out of order,
sahn
''Den I shall resign!'
''Brudder Penstock, if you should re
sign, dis club would hev to hide its grief
as well as possible an continer its work.
While we all luv an admire you, we
doan fgger dat you am a SO, 900 mulatto
De reward of $25 has bin the highest
sum offered in any case, an it will hev
to kiver yours"
Penstock sat down with dull thud,
breaking four ribs of Samuel Shin's new
umbrella, and after hearing the janitor s
monthly report the meeting adjourned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
CRAAIPED FOR TINE.

ShAAlILD IO4N 4A-AA-'
'fOh, George, I've just read"-and her sobs
they grew stronger
''The suns heat cannot last but ten million
years longer;
my crazy quilt, George"-and her tears fell
undiminished-
"Oh, the sun will give out before ever its fin
ished I"-Tid Bits.
THE CANDID ANARCHIsT.
Anarchist-Don't shake me so mooch,
for vas your pest friend.
Policeman You my best friend
"Certainly, ven der vas no criminal
elements dere would pc no pollcemens,
and den you have to work. for LIVING "
--SJt.ngs.
REJECTED MSS.
az received lot of rejected manu-
scrints TODAY" said Tltmarsh, to
"Did YOU ? had no idea you had
an ambition to shina as an author"
, mot exactly that You see, my girl
and I quarrelled, and she returned all
my letters.
HER ULTMATUM.
New cook Ito mistress of the house,
-Shure, mum, it's three avenlns IN the
wake [ musht have till meself.
Mistress lin dismay)-Three evenings
Why, Bridget, the Irish lady with whom
we boarded last only took two.
SHE KNEW WHO THE MAN WAS.
Servant Girl Ito mistress)-There IS
gentleman at the door"
Mistress Did he give you his name 2
'No he gave me a kiss"
ooh, that's my brother Tom. Let
him in."-Ieras SJtings.
HE PROPOSED.
'Wen, if you can't bear her, whatever
made you propose z"
"Well, we had danced three dances,
and l couldn't think of anything else to
say"
ODDS AND ENDS.
AN unsteady man, like an unsteady
light, is apt to go out nights.
IT seems paradoxical, but it is true,
that floating debt will sink a corpora
ton.
| AGRICULTURAL note-If any animal
on the farm earns his annual sty- penned
it must be the hog.
THE hippopotamus is four times as
big as the biggest editor, but the hippo
potamus is not an editor. Size don't
| count.
IT takes the first thirty years of a mans
life to find out that it isn't the man with
| the shiniest hat who draws the biggest
check.
WE are told that Spaniards prefer
boarding houses to hotels, because the
former offer them more exciting bull
fights when they attack the steaks.
'I'M the leading lady of this com
pany," she remarked, as she took he1
husband by the ear. ''Yes," he mur-
INJURED, sadly, "and I'm the walking
delegate"
A YOUNG man who attended the Land
League falr says the young ladie:
! coaXcd him to spend all the money ht
had with him, and then wanted him t
borrow from them and spend more.
| A BosToN man has invented never
slip wrench which is said to be n grea
success. Now if he would set his brain
to work and invent anever-slip sidewalk
all humanity would rise up and call hin
blessed.
OVERHEARD on the street yesterday =
"Hello, Josh, didn't expect to see yor
here" "Well, by gosh, thought sine
l hadn't been away but two milkin'
since last summer, I'd come down to th'
carnival to-day"
"WuAT is an ofatr du cOe1t1, papa 2
said the small boy, who had been en-
deavoring to read the daily paper
THAT must be new name for dos
fight" said the old gentleman, as h'
reached for the paper.
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OEer the Presidents Veto.

In the Senate at Washington Mr.. Frye
made an affecting appeal to the body to
take up and consider message from the
President vetoing bill that would allow
arrearages of pension to Thomas S.
Hopkins, Maine Volunteers. He de-
scribed the case as q remarkably excep
tional one.
There were, he said, living on farm
in Maine in 1861 two boys, one sixteen
years of age, the other twenty. The
elder had just been married. The war
broke ont. Full of the inspiration of
patriotism there was controversy be
tween them as to which should enlist.
Finally it was decided that the younger
boy should start first. He enlisted. In
two months the elder boy enlisted and
was killed. The younger went TO the
front and remained there sixteen months.
Then he was stricken with nervous
disease and was transferred to the in
valid corps, in which he remained
till the close of the war. He had no
physical strength to work ON the farm
and he returned to Washington, where
he was appointed a clerk in the Treasury
Department. He was there six years.
was twice promoted and was offered the
chief clerkship at 80, 500 a year. But
in the meantime he had studied law and
had passed his examination and he de
clIned the preferment, resigned his
place in the Treasury and commenced
the practice Of the law in which he
built up practice worth from 73, 900 to
$1,000 year. He was a magnificent
specimen of a man, six feet high, hand
some in per and with well cultivated
mind. Once in while he was stricken
with his old disease. Early in 1878, in
the streets of Washington. he was
stricken with it, was carried home and
for nine years never had stood on his
feet.
After some further statements. in
cluding one by Mr.. Cockreil to the effect
that the facts, if made known to the
Pension Bureau, would have justified an
allowance of the arrears of pension, and
that if they had been brought to til
attention of the President he would not
have vetoed the bill, the bill was passed
over the Presidents veto by vote of
50 to 6-the nays being Mes8rs. Beck.
Berry, Blackburn, Coke, Harris and
Vance.
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The REASON. The white boy desire
to be a negro when IN masquerade can
not be accounted for. The negro boy
never paints himself white; but some
day he expects to be made white by act
Of Congress. --Nel0 Olleans Pietyt..e.